Letter from H. A. Henry to Isaac Leeser, July 7, 1862

Metadata

Letter from H. A. Henry to Isaac Leeser, July 7, 1862

Description

Letter from H. A. Henry of San Francisco to Isaac Leeser in Philadelphia, dated July 7, 1862. Henry discusses religious reforms within the Emanuel congregation, including changes to ceremonies such as cutting the קריעה and wearing a beard. He also mentions concerns about the practices of שבעה and expresses his commitment to Orthodox traditions. The letter concludes with a request for missing issues of Leeser's Occident magazine.

Subjects

Religious Reform Orthodox Judaism Emanuel Congregation

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx2FF9_5

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: H. A. Henry

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: July 07, 1862

Hebrew: ט׳ בְּתַמּוּז תרכ״ב

Places

From: San Francisco

To: Philadelphia

Language

English

Citation

Please cite this item as:

H. A. Henry, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Henry Abraham Henry to Isaac Leeser;July 07, 1862.” (July 07, 1862). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx2ff9_5 .